To actually understand bitcoin, you need to put in about 100 hours of research into it. Not many people can spare that time but here’s a list of good resources to get your friends and family hooked and want to read more. Documentaries Mysterium Satoshi (The Satoshi Mystery) Wonderful animated Read more…
From this tweet: “The general manager of the Bank for International Settlements says The Central Bank wants to have ‘ABSOLUTE CONTROL’ over your money… when people say something, believe them” @TogetherDec London panel: ‘Digital IDs: A Threat to Freedom’ Watch the clip:
You should read the Fiat Standard by Saifedean Ammous. Here’s an excellent thread by Anil explaining a chapter from the book. The Fiat Standard by @saifedean lays out the extraordinary operations of the fiat system. This thread is a quote summary of Chapter 3: Fiat Technology. “At its essence, the Read more…
What is money? This is what a bank director (Argentarius) tried to explain to his son in twelve letters “On Money” in 1921. One of the most brilliant and comprehensive books. A short thread Shout out to @MichaelAntonF for the book recommendation. Money is the embodiment of a claim to Read more…
A tweet by Sam Callahan: I’ve been behind enemy lines, reading everything published by the Bank of International Settlements in 2021. Here are 10 pieces that I found the most alarming and most relevant to Bitcoin. “Know thy enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles, you will never be Read more…
Why does money exist? It’s a question not often pondered when digging in your pocket for a crumpled bill or feverishly clicking “Buy Now” on a phone. The rise of digital currencies like Bitcoin provokes questions about what money is and what it can be — questions, it turns out, that Read more…
This is today’s Turkish Lira. 10% drop in a big country’s national currency. Like Greg Foss says: People forget that Turkey is a G-20 country. This could never happen to a G-7 right #Canada? The Argentine Peso lost 80% of its value in the last 3 years. The Turkish Lira Read more…
The tortoise had understood the power of the DCA strategy. Sylvain Saurel wrote this article about the life lessons of the Tortoise and the Hare. He never mentions that it’s an Aesop’s fable which is very weird and goes to show you about education. Nevertheless, it’s a nice analogy, and Read more…
J. Peterson dropped the best lowkey insult to fiat economists, central planners and „scientists“. Asking @saifedean: Why were you not deceived like others by economic modelling? Maybe it’s because of your engineering degree. Because engineers like to build things that work. Watch the video: If you’re as convinced as Jordan Read more…
Thousands of years before 1920s Weimar Germany hyperinflation, there was the great currency debasement of the Roman Empire. 2/ At the turn of the 2nd Century AD, the Roman Empire controlled all of Western Europe, parts of North Africa and the Middle East. Some estimate up to 65-100 million people Read more…